Politics & Government

Burlington City Council Part 1 07/12/2010

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here.

Congressman Peter Welch: Clean Energy Tour 07/09/2010

Representative Peter Welch discusses the need to invest in job-creating, developing industries, like renewable energy and energy efficiency at Draker labs.

Local Matters: Preview of So. Burlington's National Night Out 07/08/2010

Local Matters, hosted this evening by Rob Reiber, joined by Sgt. Thomas Fraga, Youth Services Crime Prevention Program, South Burlington Police Department. The focus of tonight's show is the Neighborhood Watch and the August 3rd, National Night Out Community Celebration.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Insight with Congressman Peter Welch 07/06/2010

Insight is a public affairs program, hosted by Laura Vien. Laura is joined by fellow media panelists Randal Smathers and Royal Barnard for a discussion about Financial Reform with special guest Congressman Peter Welch.

Lt. Governor Dubie: Healthy Aging Tour 07/06/2010

Healthy Aging Commission Chair Lt. Governor Brian Dubie visits the Champlain Senior Center with Mary West of Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, and Nancy Lang, of AARP of Vermont, part of his statewide tour to seek feedback on the Commission’s recently-released 2010 Healthy Aging Report & Recommendations to the Governor.

Senator Patrick Leahy: National Telecommunications Information Administration Awards $47 Million for Building Broadband Infrastructure in Vermont 07/02/2010

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke with Senator Leahy, Senator Sanders, Representative Welch and Governor Douglas on the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) awarding of a $33.4 million grant to the Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) and a $13.7 million grant to the Vermont Telephone Company (VTEL) through NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The two grants are part of a $7.2 billion broadband investment program that Congress and President Obama crafted as part of last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Creative Workforce Solutions Employment Institute 06/29/2010

On June 28th Voc Rehab Vermont and VABIR launched "Creative Workforce Solutions". All state agencies, who are covered under the Agency of Human Services, will be working together due to Challenges for Changes. Recorded on June 29th, the kick off at the state house - developed a plan for all the agencies to work with Voc Rehab Vermont on Employment. The goal is to have all jobseekers have the access to employment and incentives, regardless with what agency the participant come from. Further more - VABIR and VR will take the lead on this initiative and other agencies will need to adapt their employment programs.

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Latin American Delegation, Group2 06/29/2010

Latin American IVLP Delegation: NGO Management. Host Eli Harrington, Vermont Council on World Affairs, speaks with a delegation visiting from Latin America, part of the U.S. State Department's INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. The Vermont Council on World Affairs serves as hosts to these delegates and others visiting the area.

Mr. Diego Francisco Cisneros Merino, Executive Director, Bi-National Center Cultural & Educational Foundation,Mr. Gaston Federico Mascias, President, NGO Civic Association, Mujeres 2000, Ms. Florinda Guajan Cobox, Trainer and Supervisor, NGO Asociacion de Credito Social RAIZ

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Latin American Delegation, Group1 06/29/2010

Ms. Griselda Leonor Marrero Duarte, President, NGO Fundacion Agreste, Ms. Luz Zoraida Castillo Varela, Country Director, Lutheran World Relief, Ms. Martha Olga Lujan Martinez, General Coordinator, Esfera Ciudadana, AC

Special Meeting of Burlington Electric Commission 06/29/2010

Regular meetings are held in the auditorium at Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!